Hai!

Can you talk about some of  your favorite and best moments in TSP whether as a former position or whatever stands out to you?

When did you start? How did you get into TSP?

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One of my favorite moments here in TSP was when I first joined and was involved in the military in my beginning. I had so much fun in those days, meeting so many people and learning so much. Getting to be a part of breaking my own Wazone Australia Delegate Record with Antariel and the military is till something I'll never forget, and the record still holds to this day!
And of course I've been able to be a part of this amazing community for all these years.

Semi-Unretired

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Why did you chose NOW to be the time to run of Del?

Well, I've spent the last year as Prime Minister and tried once last election to run for Delegate without success.
I think this is the best time for me to run because I see no other path after all these years. I've spent time under many different delegates over the years, even served as Vice Delegate, but now I've reached the point where I think it's time to fulfill my long term goal.

Semi-Unretired

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Yes, Yuno does. As a question, what do you believe is the role of the TSP delegate's position?

 

DM — can you tell us a bit about the role you envision the delegate playing if you're elected?

Thank you both for the questions! I'll try to hit both here with the same response since the questions are similar.

First and foremost I see the Delegate as the main line of defense for the region. Obviously they hold the highest endorsement count in the region, and the longer they serve the higher their influence level becomes. In general, this places a huge burden on the shoulders of the Delegate to ensure they are working with the CRS in order to keep the region secure. In my case, being on the CRS for so long, I already have a head start in this area and see no issues keeping the region safe. Maintaining and increasing the endorsement level within the region will be a large portion of my focus if elected, and I'll provide a more detailed response to the other question from Altmoras.
The Delegate is also the main Public Relations Officer for the region, both between the region and the forum, and amongst other regions and allies. They receive a lot of communication from nations new to the region, seasoned veterans, allies, and WA proposals to name a few. Therefore it is critical that the Delegate represents the best interests of the region, all the while maintaining the level of integrity associated with the history of our region.
Additionally, the Delegate needs to be promoting activity and growth within the region. Y being active and working with the Local Council. The idea would be to use all the tools at their disposal in order to do this. Whether it's polls or games, weekly dispatches or awards, finding what works best will be the key.

I apologize for any grammatical errors due to responding on my phone.

Sounds legit!

Signed,

Positions:
Legislator of The South Pacific
King of Machina, Defence Realm of Illuminati Alliance
Citizen of The East Pacific

Former Positions:

Overlord of Masterz
Seargant of HYDRA
Talon of Firehehlm
Munifiex of The Roman Empire

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I'm asking both current candidates the exact same question so nobody freak out if they see it twice

Currently 62.6% of TSP's World Assembly nations are endorsing our delegate Tsunamy. That's the second lowest rate in the Feeders, only barely beating TEP's 60%, and well below TWP's 76.3%, The NPO's 73.6%, and TNP's 70%. 

No offense to Tsu, but it seems to me that TSP hasn't quite been punching in our weight class when it comes to delegate endorsements. Do you think you will be able to pump those numbers up to be more in line with our fellow Feeders if elected?

Thank you for this excellent question! I'm going to try and be as detailed as I can be while limited to my phone at the moment.
Surprisingly enough, the overall percentage of Delegate endorsments is on the way up.
In October of 2016 I reviewed the numbers during a CRS discussion, and found that we were at 56% of WA endorsing the Delegate while TNP (highest percentage at the time) was at 71%.
Just last week I reviewed the numbers again based on the typical summer activity lull to see how much it was hurting the percentage, and surprisingly we were at 60%.
So currently we are actually seeing quite a nice improvement.

I think the key here would be work with the CRS in order to determine what level we feel the region needs to be at realistically so we have a goal to aim for before deciding how we want to reach it. We have some endorsement systems that the CRS uses that we're written by CRS members to help with endorsement levels, and I think that has helped us maintain the level that we currently have. The key will be improving these systems to help meet whatever goal we choose and actively working towards it. Activity ebbs and flows are hurdles that we will need to overcome, so reaching out to our fellow feeders may be needed to see how they handle it.

I hope this answered you question somewhat, and if not I will be more than willing to provide more insight or detail.

I suppose you'll have a very detailed answer to this, because of the fact that you are on the CRS, and you can elaborate on the question way more than the way I propose it. But here's the question. Because Tsunamy doesn't have very many endorsements, we are kind of vulnerable to be raided. We also have an endorsement cap of 210, which is high. What would be your opinion on either requiring WA nations to endorse the delegate, which would waste influence, or lowering the endorsement cap, or having a "ENDORSEMENT CAP FOR NOT ENDORSING WA DELEGATE" of like 40 or something. Sorry if that was worded poorly.
Roland

Signed,

Positions:
Legislator of The South Pacific
King of Machina, Defence Realm of Illuminati Alliance
Citizen of The East Pacific

Former Positions:

Overlord of Masterz
Seargant of HYDRA
Talon of Firehehlm
Munifiex of The Roman Empire

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Oh. I forgot to write: You have my endorsement!

Signed,

Positions:
Legislator of The South Pacific
King of Machina, Defence Realm of Illuminati Alliance
Citizen of The East Pacific

Former Positions:

Overlord of Masterz
Seargant of HYDRA
Talon of Firehehlm
Munifiex of The Roman Empire

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As the potential in-game region's figurehead, what are your game-side credentials and how do you think the greater RMB community perceives you?

(This post was last modified: 07-08-2017, 04:16 PM by Roavin.)

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I suppose you'll have a very detailed answer to this, because of the fact that you are on the CRS, and you can elaborate on the question way more than the way I propose it. But here's the question. Because Tsunamy doesn't have very many endorsements, we are kind of vulnerable to be raided. We also have an endorsement cap of 210, which is high. What would be your opinion on either requiring WA nations to endorse the delegate, which would waste influence, or lowering the endorsement cap, or having a "ENDORSEMENT CAP FOR NOT ENDORSING WA DELEGATE" of like 40 or something. Sorry if that was worded poorly.
Roland

It appears you may be making the incorrect assumption that endorsement count = security.
While it is true that endorsements are an important part of regional security, they are not the only factor.
Influence is another very important part of this equation, as influence is what you use to eject/ban nations from the region.
The key is to have an endorsement level high enough, and for long enough, that you have enough influence to handle any type of security threat.
The current endorsement cap keeps the buffer between the Delegate and the rest of the WA population large enough to make this possible. Add in the rest of the CRS, and we have a pretty safe level of regional security.

So, I do not feel that the region is even remotely close to being raided.
I think that the endorsement cap as it is provides a substantial buffer between the Delegate/CRS and the rest of the region. And we have actually raised the cap considerably over the last year in order to allow more endorsement swapping within the region.
We have discussed the idea of a tiered system of endorsement caps, but the idea never really made much sense.

Semi-Unretired

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As the potential in-game region's figurehead, what are your game-side credentials and how do you think the greater RMB community perceives you?

I've spent nearly 9 years here in The South Pacific, much of which has been spent on the game-side.
I'll admit that my presence on the RMB has not been what it use to be, but I still feel that the RMB community perceives me a friendly and helpful member of the region.
Often I will receive telegrams from fellow region members asking for help or guidance on a subject, both as an elected official and as a regular citizen.

The true answer on how the RMB community perceives me would undoubtedly be answered if I make it to the game-side vote.

Semi-Unretired

(This post was last modified: 07-08-2017, 08:50 PM by Drugged Monkeys.)

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I suppose you'll have a very detailed answer to this, because of the fact that you are on the CRS, and you can elaborate on the question way more than the way I propose it. But here's the question. Because Tsunamy doesn't have very many endorsements, we are kind of vulnerable to be raided. We also have an endorsement cap of 210, which is high. What would be your opinion on either requiring WA nations to endorse the delegate, which would waste influence, or lowering the endorsement cap, or having a "ENDORSEMENT CAP FOR NOT ENDORSING WA DELEGATE" of like 40 or something. Sorry if that was worded poorly.
Roland

It appears you may be making the incorrect assumption that endorsement count = security.
While it is true that endorsements are an important part of regional security, they are not the only factor.
Influence is another very important part of this equation, as influence is what you use to eject/ban nations from the region.
The key is to have an endorsement level high enough, and for long enough, that you have enough influence to handle any type of security threat.
The current endorsement cap keeps the buffer between the Delegate and the rest of the WA population large enough to make this possible. Add in the rest of the CRS, and we have a pretty safe level of regional security.

So, I do not feel that the region is even remotely close to being raided.
I think that the endorsement cap as it is provides a substantial buffer between the Delegate/CRS and the rest of the region. And we have actually raised the cap considerably over the last year in order to allow more endorsement swapping within the region.
We have discussed the idea of a tiered system of endorsement caps, but the idea never really made much sense.

Cool. Sounds fine to me, just curious.

Signed,

Positions:
Legislator of The South Pacific
King of Machina, Defence Realm of Illuminati Alliance
Citizen of The East Pacific

Former Positions:

Overlord of Masterz
Seargant of HYDRA
Talon of Firehehlm
Munifiex of The Roman Empire

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As the potential in-game region's figurehead, what are your game-side credentials and how do you think the greater RMB community perceives you?

I've spend nearly 9 years here in The South Pacific, much of which has been spent on the game-side.
I'll admit that my presence on the RMB has not been what it use to be, but I still feel that the RMB community perceives me a friendly and helpful member of the region.
Often I will receive telegrams from fellow region members asking for help or guidance on a subject, both as an elected official and as a regular citizen.

The true answer on how the RMB community perceives me would undoubtedly be answered if I make it to the game-side vote.

True. @Roavin. I think that a game-side vote would be much more relevant to how the game-side perceives him then our discussions on this forum.

Signed,

Positions:
Legislator of The South Pacific
King of Machina, Defence Realm of Illuminati Alliance
Citizen of The East Pacific

Former Positions:

Overlord of Masterz
Seargant of HYDRA
Talon of Firehehlm
Munifiex of The Roman Empire

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